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Yesterday | Prattville Progress

Smokey Robinson pleased by enduring popularity

Smokey Robinson pleased by enduring popularity By Robyn Bradley Litchfield * rlitchfield@gannett.com * July 24, 2008 Right in the middle of recording an album, Smokey Robinson has been working all night and ...

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Related Topix: Soul, Black Entertainment, The Miracles, Christian Music

Sat Jul 19, 2008

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Barden's cut may mean little slices

Minor investors in what was Don Barden's casino would get shares in the business chopped to a fraction of what they were expecting, according to a new ownership agreement.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Soul, Pittsburgh, PA

Sat Jun 21, 2008

Stockton Record

Singing along at a Smokey Robinson concert is automatic.

You just can't help yourself. Even if you can't sing. Robinson, an iconic architect of the Motown Sound who still possesses that distinctively sweet tenor voice at age 68, turned the sing-a-long into a ...

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Related Topix: San Joaquin County, CA, Stockton, CA, Black Entertainment, Soul, The Miracles, Christian Music

Thu Jun 19, 2008

RecordNET

When Smokey sings

Don Carter was peeking through a fence the first time he heard Smokey Robinson singing.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Soul, San Joaquin County, CA, Stockton, CA

Tue Jun 03, 2008

USA Today

Live at the Apollo: Smokey Robinson & The Washingtons

Smokey Robinson has been a living legend to music fans for years. Now it's official: The 68-year-old R&B icon was inducted into the Apollo Legends Hall of Fame.

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Related Topix: James Brown, Black Entertainment, Soul, Janet Jackson, Music, Entertainment

Sun Jun 01, 2008

Poughkeepsie Journal

Motown legend returning to PoTown

For an opera house, the Bardavon sure knows how to rock. That relatively tiny theater on Poughkeepsie's Market Street has secured a string of musical power players for big performances in recent years that ...

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Soul, Theater, Arts, The Miracles, Christian Music, Poughkeepsie, NY

Sat May 24, 2008

Press-Enterprise

Valli, Robinson taking the stage at Soboba Casino

The two Rock and Roll Hall of Famers join forces tonight at Soboba Casino. Frankie Valli and Smokey Robinson, the frontmen for two top groups in the 1960s who were both famous for their falsettos, are sharing ...

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Related Topix: Christian Music, The Miracles, Black Entertainment, Soul, The Four Seasons, Oldies, Entertainment

Thu May 22, 2008

San Bernardino County Sun

Music and Memories

If you've ever caught yourself wistfully reminiscing about the music of the '60s, lament no longer - you'll find it at Soboba Casino on Friday.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Soul, Frankie Valli, Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, Upland, CA, The Temptations

Mon May 19, 2008

The Boston Globe

VoxOp

AMERICAN IDOL "David [Archuleta], I know your gut will be to . . . find the most inspirational ballad possible, leaving me bored to tears as you sing your cute-as-pie version . via The Boston Globe

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Soul, Game Show, American Idol, Reality TV, Entertainment, Television, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, US Politics, Barack Obama, Opinion

Fri May 16, 2008

News Observer

Former Motown artist prefers to recall civil rights issues

“The visuals (Curtis McNair) created resonated with people. It touched people's lives, and anybody that can do that is doing good work”

Curtis McNair marched for civil rights in the '40s, helped integrate the Army in the '50s, and was among the first blacks hired at Chrysler Motors' corporate office in the early '60s. But The Charlotte Observer ... via News Observer

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Related Topix: Wadesboro, NC, Black Entertainment, Soul, Laurinburg, NC, African-American

Mon May 12, 2008

Political Gateway

Smokey, Denzel set for Apollo honors

Singer Smokey Robinson and actor Denzel Washington are to be honored at the Apollo Theater's fourth annual Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Harlem, N.Y. Robinson is to be inducted into the Apollo Legends Hall ... via Political Gateway

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Denzel Washington, Soul, Theater, Arts, Ruby Dee, Ossie Davis

The Honolulu Advertiser

Ooh, baby, it's Smokey

“But after three years of doing that, I was climbing the walls. I can't ever see myself retiring again.”

Smokey Robinson never uses the word 'yes.' It's always 'yeah.' A breathy, velvety, low-key 'yeah.' As in, 'Yeah, baby, I'm as smooth as I ever was.' He never actually said that; he's much too gracious. via The Honolulu Advertiser

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Soul, Motown, The Temptations

Sat May 10, 2008

Philly.com

Jonathan Storm: PBS looks at what was going on with Gaye

“He'd pat his foot like a white boy.”

Delving deep into the dichotomy of personality that plagues so many successful artists, tonight's American Masters profiles Marvin Gaye, "one of the most musically creative minds ever." That assessment, in the ... via Philly.com

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Related Topix: American Masters, Entertainment, Television, Black Entertainment, Soul, Marvin Gaye, Opinion

Thu May 08, 2008

Detroit News

Mercy mercy: A new look at Marvin Gaye's life

“He was also a very troubled man”

Motown's ultimate love god, Marvin Gaye, has to be one of the most complex and fascinating characters ever to come out of the legendary Detroit record company. via Detroit News

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Soul, Taylor, MI, Marvin Gaye, Detroit, MI, Detroit Metro

Tue May 06, 2008

The Asheville Citizen-Times

Morning and daytime TV shows: Barbara Walters on 'Oprah'

Comments on Topix forums : "Today," NBC: Author Mary Tillman ; author Ariane de Bonvoisin ; singer Smokey Robinson. via The Asheville Citizen-Times

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Related Topix: Barbara Walters, The View, Entertainment, Television, Black Entertainment, Soul, Supernanny, Reality TV, Game Show, American Idol

Sun May 04, 2008

The Courier-Journal

The trappings of fame

We came, we saw, we experienced celebrity overload. Here are highlights from Derby Day. via The Courier-Journal

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Soul, Lee Ann Womack, Country, Entertainment, Television, Drama, Murray, KY

Wed Apr 30, 2008

JamBase

Jamie Lidell: Jim

With hints of Smokey Robinson and other classic soul artists of the '60s and '70s, Jamie Lidell 's new album, Jim , transports the listener back to those simpler days while at the same time keeping things ... via JamBase

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Soul, Jamie Lidell, Electronic

Mon Apr 28, 2008

Trinidad & Tobago Express

Diana Ross delivers once again -- Plymouth Jazz Festival:

“Baby Love", "Stop In The Name of Love", "Can't Hurry Love", "Touch Me In The Morning", "A Lovely Day", "It's My House", Upside Down”

SO SMOOTH: Grammy award winning artiste Smokey Robinson during his performance on the opening night of the Plymouth Jazz Festival, on Friday at the Plymouth Recreation Grounds, Tobago. via Trinidad & Tobago Express

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Related Topix: World News, Jamaica, Diana Ross, Black Entertainment, Pop/Rock, Soul

Sat Apr 26, 2008

Newsday

Three days of jazz

“We have worked tirelessly in taking this year's festival to the next level”

THE PICTURESQUE fishing village of Plymouth, Tobago, will transform into what Forbes Traveler has described as "one of the world's coolest music festivals" this weekend. via Newsday

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Related Topix: Soul, Black Entertainment

Thu Apr 24, 2008

The West Australian

Wilson mixing Motown with Human Nature

“I was a little upset about that. My fur!”

It's been more than 30 years since her days in Motown group The Supremes, but Mary Wilson is still every bit the soul diva. via The West Australian

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Soul, Pop/Rock, The Supremes, Human Nature, Motown

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